Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Sam Rushworth is currently a member of the following committees:

Member, Representation of the People Bill Committee

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Member, International Development Committee

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Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] ( 6 Nov 2024 to 13 Nov 2024)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs)

All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal cross-party groups made up of MPs and Peers who share an interest in a particular country or subject.

They do not have formal powers or funding, but can book rooms on the parliamentary estate and may receive funding from outside organisations and companies.

We source information on APPG memberships from lists on APPG websites or asking APPGs for unpublished lists. Please report any incorrect or outdated information.

Sam Rushworth is an officer of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Africa

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• Purpose: Fostering mutually beneficial partnerships between African nations and the UK, actively challenging negative stereotypes about Africa, and amplifying the voices of African diasporas within the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://royalafricansociety.org/whatwedo/policy/appga
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Climate, Nature and Security (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To advance understanding of the issues surrounding climate, biodiversity, and security by communicating salient information and analysis through events and activities in Parliament - with the purpose of supporting informed cross-party discussion and action on climate security policy in order to improve the UK’s resilience.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appgclimsec.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Deep Geothermal (Officer)

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• Purpose: The APPG is for parliamentarians to share information and ideas, and to work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop a new British growth industry that is key to energy security and net zero, with the long-term goal of becoming a mainstream renewable energy source in the UK.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.r-e-a.net/appgs/working-with-westminster-on-deep-geothermal/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Extraordinary Rendition (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To establish the truth about the scope and scale of UK involvement in extraordinary rendition, reduce the possibility that the UK will take part in extraordinary rendition in the future, and promote adherence to the rule of law.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.extraordinaryrendition.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Men and Boys' Issues (Co-Chair)

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• Purpose: 'To raise awareness of disadvantages and poor outcomes faced by men and boys in education, mental and physical health and law; to influence attitudes, role models, policy and legislation that will lead to positive differences to their well-being and lives.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.menandboys.org.uk/appg-men-and-boys
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Rural Services (Vice Chair)

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• Purpose: To promote a debate on the provision of rural services and to issue periodic reports.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.rsnonline.org.uk/category/appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for T-Levels (Chair & Registered Contact)

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• Purpose: To discuss and promote policies regarding the T-Level qualification.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.connectpa.co.uk/appg-t-levels
• APPG register: Parliament website

Sam Rushworth is a member of the following groups

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs

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• Purpose: The APPG focuses on the arbitrary detention of British citizens abroad, and the taking of British citizens as hostages for leverage in State to State relations. The APPG coordinates parliamentary support for specific cases and builds on advocacy to appoint a Director within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on Arbitrary Detention.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.hostagesappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bosnia and Herzegovina

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• Purpose: To enhance relations and mutual co-operation between the UK and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.aliciakearns.com/appg-bosnia-and-herzegovina
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

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• Purpose: The APPG will provide a forum for the discussion and analysis of conflict prevention, conflict resolution and peacebuilding, both in specific conflicts and globally; and to build cross-party consensus around effective approaches and the need for strategic prioritisation of conflict prevention.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Council Tax Reform

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• Purpose: To investigate policy changes around council tax, land value taxes, property taxes and local government finances in the round.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies

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• Purpose: To inform the parliamentarians of the day on the energy issues of the day.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: http://pges.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Farming

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• Purpose: To raise the profile of and issues faced by British farmers and farming communities.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Genetic Haemochromatosis

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• Purpose: The groups' mission is to (a) raise parliamentary awareness and public understanding of Genetic Haemochromatosis (GH), its prevalence and implications; (b) drive policy change to improve the welfare of GH patients across the UK; (c) influence ministers, parliamentarians, government bodies, policy-makers and NHS representatives to improve patient pathways through the UK healthcare and support systems.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.haemochromatosis.org.uk/appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hadrian's Wall

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• Purpose: To promote the 150-mile-long UNESCO World Heritage Site and to explore ways of increasing the potential of Hadrian’s Wall as an economic and cultural asset for communities across the North East, Cumbria, and the whole of the UK.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and End of Life Care

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• Purpose: To raise awareness and promote the needs of adults and children living with terminal or life-limiting conditions, and their families and carers, in parliament; and to promote person-centred, evidence-based policies to improve end of life care in all settings, including hospices, hospitals, care homes, and in people's own homes.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaigns/policy-and-influencing/influencing-parliamentarians/appg-hospice-end-life-care
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Leamside Line

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• Purpose: To campaign for the re-opening of the Leamside Line in full, which would provide significant economic, social and environmental benefits for the whole country, particularly the North East of England. These include providing rail access to thousands more people and easing the burden on the East Coast Mainline.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties

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• Purpose: To speak up for listed properties in the UK and raise awareness in parliament of the role played by their owners in protecting the nation's heritage; and to advocate policies that support owners in preserving listed properties, including tax and planning reform.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Multiple Sclerosis

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• Purpose: To advocate on behalf of and alongside people affected by MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and to promote the interests of people in the MS community.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music

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• Purpose: To provide a discussion forum between the music industry, parliamentarians and their constituencies.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appgonmusic.wordpress.com/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nutrition for Development

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• Purpose: To raise the profile of global malnutrition in Parliament and champion solutions to end it, to strengthen cross-party parliamentary support for UK investment in nutrition and food security, and to support and challenge the UK government to maintain their leadership on global nutrition and food security.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://appg-n4dev.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Parkrun

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• Purpose: To celebrate and promote the health and wellbeing advantages of Parkrun in Parliament and throughout the UK
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Play

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• Purpose: The APPG on Play is a cross-party group of Members of Parliament and the House of Lords committed to championing every child’s right to play by promoting its value, protecting time and space, and building acceptance across society. The group will advocate for a new National Play Strategy and play sufficiency legislation to ensure all children, in every community, have the freedom and opportunity to play every day.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.playengland.org.uk/appg
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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• Purpose: To drive change by raising awareness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) amongst parliamentarians, policy-makers and the public, to increase recognition of PCOS as a complex, lifelong condition, generating policy solutions to improve the lives of those living with PCOS.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.pcosappg.co.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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• Purpose: The APPG supports parliamentarians to advance and inform energy transition policy. The Group seeks to strengthen cross-party dialogue to build consensus by convening policymakers with industry, civil society, and academics.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://renewables.inparliament.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Republic of Korea

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• Purpose: To encourage political interest in the Republic of Korea and increase the understanding of British parliamentarians of Korea, its politics, policies, culture and people.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Schools, Learning and Assessment

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• Purpose: To promote and support school level education, the quality of learning, assessment and outcomes for all pupils.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.schoolsappg.org.uk/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Serbia

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• Purpose: To foster the good relationship between Serbia and the UK and promote the Serbian contribution to the UK.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: N/A
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Space

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• Purpose: To raise awareness in Parliament of the importance and opportunities of space based capabilities to the UK economy, policy making, society and the space community; to highlight and promote the benefits from the UK's investment in space and its leading role within the global space economy.
• Membership Source: E-mail correspondence with APPG
• APPG Website: https://www.ukspace.org/appg-for-space/
• APPG register: Parliament website

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All-Party Parliamentary Group for the United Nations Global Goals

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• Purpose: To support and mobilise parliamentarians of all parties to push for the UK government’s commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, both at home and abroad.
• Membership Source: Source
• APPG Website: https://www.appg-globalgoals.org/
• APPG register: Parliament website